On (25/09/05 11:15), Theodore Kisner wrote: > On Sunday 25 September 2005 10:47, Clive Menzies wrote: > > I note that all Acer 64bit notebooks now ship with the Turion processor > > which is designed for laptops which would suggest that there is an > > inherent flaw in putting the athlon chip in laptops. > > This is simply not true- there are quite a few people (myself included) > running 64bit linux flavors on the Compaq Presario R3000 (mobile athlon64) > series alone. I've never experienced overheating problems- and I frequently > do long compiles and image/video processing where the processor and fans are > peaked. > Well, I'm relieved to hear it :) I'd be really p*ssed if I'd bought a machine that was flawed by design.
> > I am prepared to > > try to claim Acer have sold me a laptop which is 'not fit for purpose' > > but they will claim that I'm not running their official software; > > however, it is worth a letter at least. > > Sounds like either the laptop is a lemon, or there are problems with that > particular make/model. I'll let others with similar hardware chime in... > I'd like to think that the laptop is a lemon; it should either be repaired or replaced. What bothers me is the fact that it hasn't shutdown under windows, although I can't really say I 'work' in windows and consequently it isn't under much load. I did try ripping CD's (which seemed to be the cause of the first occurance) without a problem. If it is a generic fault with this model that doesn't appear in windows, it's unlikely to be resolved :( > > 2. is there a way, in software, to slow down the processor to make it > > run cooler? > > You could use the cpu frequency modes in the kernel to force the processor to > always run slow- kind of defeats the purpose of a fast 64-bit processor > though ;-) Yes, this would be a 'last resort' solution; thanks for the pointer, I shall go explore. Meanwhile, I'll look for a way to monitor the cpu temp. Thanks for the feedback ;) Regards Clive -- www.clivemenzies.co.uk ... ...strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]